Gavin Menzies
Gavin Menzies is the globally bestselling author of "142 Gavin Menzies is the globally bestselling author of "1421: The Year China Discovered America" and "1434: The Year Ch1: The Year China Discovered America" and "1434: The Year China Ignited the Renaissance". His ideas have been profiled iina Ignited the Renaissance". His ideas have been profiled in the "New York Times", "New York Times Magazine", and "Walln the "New York Times", "New York Times Magazine", and "Wall Street Journal", and he...See more
Gavin Menzies is the globally bestselling author of "142 Gavin Menzies is the globally bestselling author of "1421: The Year China Discovered America" and "1434: The Year Ch1: The Year China Discovered America" and "1434: The Year China Ignited the Renaissance". His ideas have been profiled iina Ignited the Renaissance". His ideas have been profiled in the "New York Times", "New York Times Magazine", and "Walln the "New York Times", "New York Times Magazine", and "Wall Street Journal", and he has lectured at the Library of Cong Street Journal", and he has lectured at the Library of Congress (Washington, D.C.), Royal Geographical Society (London)ress (Washington, D.C.), Royal Geographical Society (London), National Maritime Museum (London), and Great Hall of the P, National Maritime Museum (London), and Great Hall of the People (Beijing). He served in the Royal Navy for nearly two eople (Beijing). He served in the Royal Navy for nearly two decades, becoming a submarine captain. His knowledge of seafdecades, becoming a submarine captain. His knowledge of seafaring and navigation sparked his interest in the epic voyagearing and navigation sparked his interest in the epic voyages of Chinese admiral Zheng He, which he described in "1421" s of Chinese admiral Zheng He, which he described in "1421" and "1434". Menzies lives in London, England. and "1434". Menzies lives in London, England. See less